"Uh..."
Shen Yun's expression froze. Hearing the first half of his sentence, she felt there might still be hope and a faint spark of expectation rose in her heart. But by the second half, that hope was instantly shattered.
Lin Dong showed no mercy as he harvested the few despairing humans.
At that moment, only a group of mutated monsters remained in the field. Their sinister eyes fixed on Lin Dong, and none of them fled.
Perhaps monsters thought differently from humans, or perhaps that Crystal Stone was especially important to them.
Even if they had to risk their lives, they had to try!
"Those humans were truly useless."
The lead monster spoke in a hoarse voice, seemingly displeased that they had failed to trouble Lin Dong and were slaughtered one-sidedly instead.
Lin Dong turned to look at them as if they were dessert after a meal... Sandwich Cookies.
"Roar—"
The monsters immediately let out deafening roars and decided to fight for their lives. Numerous tentacles burst from their bodies and lashed toward Lin Dong.
These monsters possessed powerful physiques. Even within the Corpse Domain, they could still move, but in Lin Dong's eyes, they seemed to be moving in slow motion.
Lin Dong flashed forward, weaving through the mass of tentacles and effortlessly dodging every one of them. His long blade swept sideways, tearing open one monster's chest.
Their weakness was their hearts.
Sure enough.
A Crystal Core flew out.
The monster's body crumpled to the ground and rapidly shriveled, as though nothing but a sheet of human skin remained draped over it.
The remaining dozen or so monsters were naturally no match for Lin Dong.
Within only a few breaths, he had killed them all.
"Pfft!"
Lin Dong's final strike pierced the monster leader's heart. The creature immediately